釵頭鳳

陸游

 

紅酥手。黃滕酒。滿城春色宮牆柳。東風惡。歡情薄。一懷愁緒,幾年离索。錯錯錯。      春如舊。人空瘦。淚痕紅浥鮫綃透。桃花落。閒池閣。山盟雖在,錦書難托。莫莫莫。

    

 

紅酥手。黃滕酒。

Your pinkish and smooth hand

brought me some wine of a precious brand.

 

滿城春色宮牆柳。

The whole city is filled with the colors of spring.

But the willows are separated by

an imperial wall from within.

 

東風惡。歡情薄。

The east wind is vile.

No longer can we be together having good time.

 

一懷愁緒,幾年離索。

My mind is full of sorrowful thoughts.

How can one bear several years of separation by force?

 

錯錯錯。

It is wrong, it’s wrong, it’s all wrong!

 

春如舊。人空瘦。

Spring is still the same.

You and I grow thin in vain.

 

淚痕紅浥鮫綃透。

Your silken kerchief is soaked in red

with traces of rouged tears.

 

桃花落。閒池閣。

Peach flowers will fall.

The pond and pavilion will not be visited any more.

 

山盟雖在,錦書難托。

The vow between us remains true.

But how can letters get through?

 

莫莫莫。

It is over, it is over, it is all over!

 

 

 

Where to Send My Letter?

 

(Tune: Chai Tou Feng)

by Lu You

translated by Yun Xing Zhe

 

Your pinkish and smooth hand

brought me some wine of a precious brand.

The whole city is filled with the colors of spring.

But the willows are separated by

an imperial wall from within.

The east wind is vile.

No longer can we be together having good time.

My mind is full of sorrowful thoughts.

How can one bear several years of separation by force?

It is wrong, it’s wrong, it’s all wrong!

 

Spring is still the same.

You and I grow thin in vain.

Your silken kerchief is soaked in red

with traces of rouged tears.

Peach flowers will fall.

The pond and pavilion will not be visited any more.

The vow between us remains true.

But how can letters get through?

It is over, it is over, it is all over!

 

陆游

钗头凤

红酥手。黄滕酒。满城春色宫墙柳。东风恶。欢情薄。一怀愁绪,几年离索。错错错。      春如旧。人空瘦。泪痕红浥鲛绡透。桃花落。闲池阁。山盟虽在,锦书难托。莫莫莫。